Taylor, David J.

David J. Taylor is a Republican representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was sworn in on January 3, 2025, after winning his first election to Congress in November 2024. Taylor is a native Ohioan from Clermont County who brings a background in law and business to his role. He earned a bachelor's degree from Miami University in 1992 and a law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1996. Early in his career, he worked as an assistant prosecutor for Clermont County before returning to his family's concrete business, Sardinia Ready Mix, where he served as president.

Taylor serves on two major House committees: the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Within these committees, he holds memberships on the Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee; the General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee; the Highways and Transit Subcommittee; and the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee. His legislative focus reflects these assignments, emphasizing rural development and infrastructure needs in Ohio.

Among his notable legislative efforts, Taylor sponsored the Expanding Appalachia's Broadband Access Act, which passed the House of Representatives by voice vote. He has also introduced bills addressing water infrastructure, rural health, food assistance fraud prevention, and transportation safety. His legislative agenda prioritizes rural Ohio's economic development and infrastructure modernization.